downteching
English
Alternative forms
- down-teching
Etymology
down- + tech + -ing
Noun
downteching (uncountable)
- The scaling down or simplifying of technical solutions, including the use of lower tech products or processes in an otherwise high tech environment
- 2002, Peter David, Esther Friesner, Diane Carey, Double Helix Omnibus:
- Funny how quickly he'd gotten used to the downteching. Before, he'd never thought a person could get through a day without Federation flash and spark.
- 2002, Peter David, Esther Friesner, Diane Carey, Double Helix Omnibus:
Verb
downteching
- present participle of down-tech
- 2000, Paul V. Anderson, Arthur D. Rosenberg, The executive's guide to customer relationship management:
- One of the risks from the rapid growth of technology is ignoring the significant proportion of the population, is in fact "down-teching."
- 2000, Paul V. Anderson, Arthur D. Rosenberg, The executive's guide to customer relationship management: